C3C2Part 5Operating Licences

Annotations:

Issue

I169Application

1

A person may apply to the Gambling Commission for an operating licence to be issued authorising him to provide facilities for gambling.

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An application must—

a

specify the activities to be authorised by the licence,

b

specify an address in the United Kingdom at which a document issued under this Act may be served on the applicant,

c

be made in such form and manner as the Commission may direct,

d

state whether the applicant has been convicted of a relevant offence,

e

state whether the applicant has been convicted of any other offence,

f

contain or be accompanied by such other information or documents as the Commission may direct, and

g

be accompanied by the prescribed fee.

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An application may not be made by—

a

a child or young person, or

b

a group that includes a child or young person.

4

The Secretary of State may by regulations—

a

require an applicant for an operating licence to notify specified persons within a specified period (which may be wholly or partly before the application is made), and

b

provide for the consequences of failure to comply with a requirement under paragraph (a) (which may, in particular, include provision for an application to be disregarded or for a licence to lapse).

5

In subsection (2)(g) “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State; and the regulations may, in particular, make different provision for—

a

applications for the authorisation of different classes of activity, or

b

different circumstances.